Which of Achebe's novels focuses on the grandchild of Okonkwo and explores the pressures of education and corruption in pre-independence Nigeria?
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Correct answer: No Longer at Ease
No Longer at Ease follows Obi Okonkwo, who returns from his studies in England to a civil service job in Lagos. The novel depicts the cultural conflict and moral ambiguity faced by the new Nigerian elite caught between two worlds.
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